Tokyo’s Fab Café Serves Up Coffee and Laser-Cut Designs While You Wait

Posted By Ana Lisa On January 25, 2013 @ 4:30 pm In Architecture,Art,DIY | No Comments

There is a wonderful little place in Tokyo’s[1] bustling Shibuya where you can have a cup of coffee and laser-cut your own design. Called Fab Café[2] — which stands for both fabulous and fabrication — the fine dining and designing destination was created by Naruse-Inokuma Architects[3] in a minimal yet cozy Japanese style. Digital media production company Loftwork[4] also operates inside so if there’s a problem with the machinery, or if you’re craving a muffin with your latte, they will surely be able to help.

Fab Café’s laser-cutting[5] machine will go through paper[6], felt, acrylic, wood and just about any material, so it’s possible to spend a day there making everything from furniture to clothes to simple greeting cards — all you need to bring with you is your design’s Adobe Illustrator vector file.

Using the machinery is about $20 to share (with up to 3 people) for 30 minutes, or $50 to have it all to yourself for that half hour.